In 2012, she reminded us that “this is the time of year when we remember that God sent his only Son to serve, not to be served”, both to save us and as an example to us. It was striking when we put together a book for children about the Queen’s faith to mark her Platinum Jubilee to see just how often she spoke of Jesus. These were her opportunity to, as far as her constitutional position allowed, talk about her faith and encourage her subjects to consider Christ. Her addresses are now watched annually by millions on TV throughout the Commonwealth. That line was from one of the Queen’s Christmas Day speeches, the first of which was given on the radio in 1952. “Billions of people follow Christ’s teaching and find in him the guiding light for their lives”, she once said.
She may have been a queen, but she saw herself first and foremost as the subject of the King. Though she was herself a queen, Her Majesty always knew she had a sovereign and that he loved her, died for her, had forgiven her, and now called her to live a life of loving service in response. The words that follow here were not pre-prepared and are unpolished.īut however smooth or eloquent, it’s unlikely any eulogy will sum her up better than the title of that book. When I worked for a news agency, the Press Association, 20 years ago, there were dozens of articles kept under the strictest of embargoes, ready for release upon the Queen’s death. There will be many millions of words written about the Queen over the coming days. The book was published by the Bible Society for her 90th birthday celebrations in 2016, and it was titled The Servant Queen and the King She Serves. So it’s significant that in her 70-year reign, Her Majesty only wrote one foreword. No one knew which political party she supported, or which was her favourite of the 15 prime ministers who served during her reign, or whether she was pro-Brexit or pro-Remain.
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